Best Expect Poems
The appropriateness of our actions, the Lord
Expects from us to see
Not
The eloquence of our masterfully constructed
Verses, He to hear!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
09 February 2015
Categories:
expect, god, introspection, writing,
Form:
Epigram
He forgave the unforgivable,
Loved the unlovable,
Helped the ungrateful,
Taught the unteachable,
And reached the unreachable.
He befriended the friendless,
Gave hope to the hopeless,
Worked with the clueless,
Guided the sightless
And defended the defenceless.
Yet you let him sleep on a rug
And never give him a hug.
You even teach him to beg.
You must be some sort of mug
To expect any more from your dog.
Categories:
expect, analogy, angel, animal, best
Form:
Didactic
The empty space you left in my life
Is still unattended
The time I have on my hands
Due to your absence
I am using it to think
Drawing conclusions
As to why I am here thinking at all
What have I done?
What didn't I do?
Lack of answers brings about
A whole another set of questions
And unending thinking
This is the best way I can explain my sleepless nights
Lately the house seems bigger but also smaller
I've noticed the ceiling creeping up on me
Lower each day, leaving me feeling claustrophobic
I've adopted the habit of taking deep breaths
To avoid suffocating on having lost you
Missing you as much as I love you
Dealing with the strength of both emotions
Fighting my feelings, fighting myself
Trying to accept your course of action
Because it is what it is
It's you who walked out
And as the days pass
Sadness turns to anger
And I take it out on everything
That reminds me of you
Your pictures, your clothes, your shoes
I stopped looking after your plants
There they are, there, dying of loneliness
If you won't come back then they should die
I don't want anyone to believe I am hoping
You'll come back
I don't want to wait, so my feelings should die
Together with your plants
Starving like my heart
I'm no fool for love
Missing you will pass as I learn to think you less
The sun will shine for me tomorrow,
Can't say the same for your plants though
Categories:
expect, anger, farewell, feelings, grief,
Form:
While all they who are aware of your massive surveillance machine,
are covering their TV, lap top or whatever screens,
for that little bit of god given privacy,
yours truly has still been not only still doing things openly,
for all those devices with cameras and microphones hidden so cleverly
now owned by everybody,
especially now that I know that the NSA is monitoring me.
I'm still living this life pretending to have privacy.
I know that through these devices in my home, Big Brother IS Watching Me.
Now that I've joined over one million naturally born American citizens,
suspected possibly of possibly being possibly suspected of terrorism.
NSA, here is what you have to look forward to from yours truly.
I'm gonna be as grossest, as a grossest suspected terrorist can possibly be.
I'm not even going to mention what these gross acts are presently,
some readers reading this might be in the middle of having something to eat,
but NSA, this I say to all of you very truthfully,
you can look forward to My Gross Show performances 24/7, indefinitely.
and if one day I begin to gain any kind of popularity,
and you release any of that footage in any attempt to smear campaign me,
you are going to have to explain to the people how you got all of this on me,
with your ever growing larger still worldwide massive surveillance machine.
I look forward to entertaining all of my new pals and gals every night and day,
at the good old U S A's NSA.
Oh yes, NSA?
One other thing I forgot to say,
You'll all be so happy to know that my show won't have any commercial breaks.
Categories:
expect, hilarious, political,
Form:
Rhyme
So, I am a liberal, and you should expect this of me
To be one who looks forward with a new approach,
Thinking outside of the box, moving progressively.
One inclined to play the game, seldom ever to coach,
I check out the statements from the various media
To be one who looks forward with a novel approach
You can expect me to come up with a new idea,
My opinions are many and open to expression
I check out the statements from the various media.
I am quick to make a most thoughtful confession
I will always stand up for the underdog, the victim,
My opinions are many and open to expression
Let’s fix it if something’s wrong with the system
I cannot wallow in criticism without any solution,
I will always stand up for the underdog, the victim
I’m a tree-hugger and an enemy of rank pollution
So, I am a liberal, and you should expect this of me
I cannot wallow in criticism without any solution,
Thinking outside of the box, moving progressively.
written January 23, 2022
#65 on BEST POEMS LIST for January 2022
POETRY SOUP
Categories:
expect, leadership, perspective, philosophy,
Form:
Terzanelle
I know an ambitious politician
His nose in the sky like a patrician
Looks down on all others
As voters, not brothers
Appointed ‘Chief of Dog-doo Emissions’
Categories:
expect, dog, humorous, political,
Form:
Limerick
Weather Alert, Expect Hard Freeze
Miracle Man
October 31, 2023
The weather alert started with a northwest breeze,
and said before morning we’d see a hard freeze.
But this won’t be the earliest freeze I’ve seen,
for it isn’t uncommon to predate Halloween.
The results of this, green leaves will be browned,
and I still had garden hoses laying aground.
Each year I’m slower doing winterizing chores,
Just the thought of winter drives me indoors.
I’ve put things on hold too numerous to mention,
a warm cozy fire always steals my attention.
The furnace must be checked before turning it on,
and all large windows heavy drapes to be drawn.
It’s hard to get motivated feeling chained to a walker,
I guess my main fear is I’m becoming a balker.
Early each morn I have thoughts about writing,
but most thoughts of late aren’t overly inviting.
And Jesus loves me!
Categories:
expect, jesus, weather,
Form:
Couplet
Life changes come in little increments
along a fated journey fraught with twists and turns.
But once in a while
changes come on sudden and dramatic
like the day you passed away.
A fatal blow ~
the instant when I became unwhole
a widow
a casualty of love.
Categories:
expect, change, death, grief, journey,
Form:
Free verse
I know it's not funny
What it is rather in fact
It's criminally sad
That someone in the first place
Could become or ever be
So full of their own self importance
Or so selfish and totally unaware
Let alone give a damn or care
To think so highly of themselves
That they didn't even realize
What they were or are
A spare of a spare
And yet after all of that
And having been caught out
And exposed as both
A cold hearted charlatan, grifter and fraud
Still keep up the farcical pretence
Of acting like and pretend playing the victim
No or is it any wonder then or why
Apart from themselves
Even their own supposed family
But not according to them
No longer even want
Anything to do with the pair of them
Let alone them
Or anyone else
For that matter either
Couldn't happen to 2 nicer people
They truly seem to be soul mates
And deserve
One another
Because in the end
It's their own children
Who I genuinely feel sorry for
Since you endlessly bang on about
Your problematic childhood
Because I hazard a guess
You have never given a single moments
To stop and
Spare
A thought for them
As it's only and always evet been about
Ladies and Gentlemen
One and All
I hereby and present to you
Royal Pince Spare
&
Dutchess Entitlement Sparsely
Categories:
expect, slam,
Form:
Free verse
small flower looks up
to the sky convinced she may
expect sweet sunshine
Categories:
expect, beauty, faith, joy, sun,
Form:
Haiku
When you least expect it
triumphs of dreams
formulate within your daily routine
They appear amidst
mundane circumstances
delivering what you'd fantasized
about in extraneous beliefs
elevating to grandiose heights
of mystical perplexity
parallel to expectations' desires.
Perennial tricks illustrate
mesmerizing thoughts, sights.
It's all mixed together
making it hard to delineate
reality from fiction
But you surmise
what is beckon truth
through clouds of confusion
that pester satisfaction's quandary
while you distinguish, make do
with the perilous situation
tragically, but with delight.
Categories:
expect, emotions, feelings, growth,
Form:
Free verse
I don’t want to write about my mom,
She suffered in pain before she died,
But she always said she smiled when I did
Until the pain came and took her away.
She loved me, though never said such things
I loved her sometimes, I expected her to know,
On the evening, the night she died
Someone advised I should place my hand on her head
And tell, I love you mom,
I was not sure if she will hear or know.
Still I placed my hand and said, I love you mom,
There was pain in her eyes, she said nothing.
I traveled in the same hearse;
Expecting no one to see, I place my hand one more time,
And said, I love you mom -
She showed no pain or regret, nor she gave away her smile,
I even tried smiling that she may,
I waited the long dismal journey.
I don’t want to write about my mom,
I expect her to know.
Categories:
expect, absence, bereavement, dedication, funeral,
Form:
Elegy
Expect the unexpected
Expect the Unexpected
to minimize your grieves
Anything will happen in a second
Be prepared to face with dare
Facing the problem
will reduce the serious ness of that problem
Don’t hide your face in the shadows of fear and
not to escape from struggles in tears
They come to strengthen you and
they are stepping stones to your victory
Enjoy your happy with tears and
Bear your pains with smile
Victories are very closer to your failures and
you are very near to your victories
Expect the changes in every second and
Prepare to move away with this world
Shower may fall in summer and the sun may shine in autumn
Be prepared to walk in all seasons
Death and births are just like normal happenings
Nothing is there to say more here
Expect your death at your birth and
hope to live at your last breath
SAKTHEEE S RAVICHANDRAN
Categories:
expect, mysterymay,
Form:
Free verse
I want to be the man among men,
And I made our love the subject!
Heaven morphed into my pen
But…What do you expect?
I want to be all that you desire,
If I’m gasoline to your fire,
Does that mean that we are perfect?
But…What do you expect?
I will always please you a 110%
I believe you were heaven sent
And our souls are destined to connect!
But…What do you expect?
I will always treat you like a Queen
I’m addicted to you like caffeine
And your heart I’ll never neglect!!
But…What do you expect?
Categories:
expect, girlfriend-boyfriend, love,
Form:
Kyrielle
~What You Expect To Achieve For Today~
(Couplet)
What you expect to achieve for today
It better be good and beneficial to you.
Because what you decide for today,
Determines what tomorrow will be for you.
So start sowing very well and deep all your good seeds,
And apply your knowledge carefully for all your needs.
Don't waste your time crying for something that's already past,
Get your priories well and straight because today doesn't last.
Go and do something great with the rest of what's left of your life,
And don't go looking for troubles and sorrows along this road full of strife.
Watch carefully where your place down both your feet and where you stop,
Be diligent of whom you give your heart and never make it with lies to the top.
Because what you decide for today,
Determines what the tomorrow will be for you.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2015
January,17,2015
Categories:
expect, appreciation, dream, encouraging, success,
Form:
Couplet